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The Curious Case of the Non- identical Twins

in Twin Mommying on 10/19/18

Photo by Syd Wachs on Unsplash

 

Every couple of weeks I have a conversation that goes like this:

Stranger/Friend/Relative: Are they twins?

Me: Yes, they are.

Stranger/Friend/Relative (pause): But they don’t look like twins.

Me (smiling brightly): No, they don’t, because they are not identical twins.

Stranger/Friend/Relative (longer pause): They look very different. Aren’t they identical? Since they’re both girls they must be identical.

Me: They are fraternal twins, not identical. They do not look the same.

Stranger/Friend/Relative (looking at me suspiciously): But why don’t they look similar? One has dark hair and the other is blonde!

Me (staring in disbelief): I’m sorry, I really don’t know why they look so different. They were kind of, um, born that way.

Stranger/Friend/Relative (disappointed): So strange, they don’t even look like sisters.

Me (getting desperate): It is really okay, we don’t mind that they look different.

Stranger/Friend/Relative (murmurs to themselves): That one is prettier…

Me (barely surviving the conversation): Each one is unique, we never compare them.

Stranger/Friend/Relative (clueless): Oh well, God bless the little munchkins. They sure look different though…

Me (in a defeated whisper): They. Are. Not. Identical.

Stop.

Repeat 12000 times a month.

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Hey there! I'm Nevine; Nutrition Coach, twin mom, infertility survivor, wannabe writer, and lover of everything kitchen-related (including the occasional sugar-laden donut ๐Ÿฉ).

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